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He also has raw speed and a touch of arrogance.
Not as many wins obviously, but then MX has progressed and he's racing a much tougher field than Stew was.
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The railing of corners now is way more intense. The scrubbing of jumps, whoop speed etc. of most riders in the field. Stewart was ahead of his time for sure but put 2001 Stew against the current field and he wouldn't be winning many. We've seen what happens when someone can match his speed for a few laps and it isn't normally pretty (panic, taking risks, making mistakes, followed by a cartwheel down the track).
The reason Jet isn't winning as many as Stew did is because all of his competition are now riding with techniques that none of Stew's competitors were.
Of course it's difficult to compare eras and a Stewart born in 2003 would be interesting to see against these current guys.
I have herd ppl saying he could be the best since James.
In terms of age who were the youngest national champs.
James at 16
Pastrana at 16
Glover at 17
Carmichael at 17
Jett and RV both won at 18 and 1 month
That's some good company to be with.
For Jett the most impressive thing is all the recent 250 champs have been much older like ferrandis ac Osborne etc.
At the end of the day no 1 will compare to others from different eras so we shouldn't try and compare. Every rider is individual and there will never be another rider the same whether that's a js or rc or even a guy like brayton or Osborne. Everyone has there own story.
But in saying that Stew was beyond generational, he was one of a kind and it’s not fair to compare anyone to him.
Same goes for other sports, but let me name F1. Oh, so important it is for older men to talk about 'when men were men area' and how Kimi, Lewis, Vettel and more are not as fast as Ayrton Senna or much older men from the 60-70s. Is Max Verstappen faster than Senna? We don't know, but Senna was amazing so is Max. The technology changes, the tools they compete with, so it's not the same. The technique someone mastered in the 80s might not be relevant 40years later, the racer became a champ due to his amazing skills but it's dated now...
What about Jett? Is he faster or slower than JS or RC, we don't know, but it doesn't matter, it doesn't take anything away from anyone. They are all amazing. JS/RC are worth everything they got in their era, now it's a new era.
Why do you have to compare old geezers with the new blood? They are all racers and all fantastic good.
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That said, he had to move to a different continent twice before turning 14 and adjust to different lifestyles, types of training, tracks, etc. So this whole comparison of how many wins he has vs JS makes little sense anyway.
You know who did not win an SX as a rookie? Jett
Your point stands as far as titles go, I think Trey was the last rookie to snag a title. but rookies still win races
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Seeing that was life changing tbh. I was seeing something never done before.
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Stewart started off on fire, smashing records and looking like he'd go on to break them all, then he gradually faded away as his career went on. He was like a 1500 metre runner who sprinted the first 500 then limped home, he won pretty much nothing (in terms of titles) in the second half of his career and it all just fizzled out with crashes, injuries, drug bans etc.
I'm pretty sure his last title was in 2009 despite racing until 2016. All that talent but still couldn't win a title in MX or SX for 7 years. Let's see if Jett manages to match that dubious run before we compare the two.
Unlike Stewart, I suspect Jett will go from strength to strength as he moves up. More of a slow burn like an RV or RD, starting more modestly and then getting stronger and winning plenty of titles as their careers progress.
He's 4th year pro
At this age James was winning premier class mains on a 250 2 stroke against the GOAT and Chad.
Just saying
Jett will turn 19 in the 250 class this summer. Stewart never raced in the lites/125cc class at that age.
On top of that - Jett will only have 3 championships at most when he turns 19 (granted he wins 250E, Outdoor 250 class). Stewart had 4 in the lites/125cc division and two of those were racing against 4-strokes on a 125!
The sport and the media need someone to hype up and Jett is their trophy boy, but racing wise he is a long ways off from Stewart.
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